Definitions for Parliament

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Parliament par·lia·ment

Spelling: [pahr-luh-muh nt or, sometimes, Parliament is a 10 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 14 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 18 points.

You can make 1023 anagrams from letters in Parliament (aaeilmnprt).

Definitions for Parliament

noun

1. (usually initial capital letter) the legislature of Great Britain, historically the assembly of the three estates, now composed of Lords Spiritual and Lords Temporal, forming together the House of Lords, and representatives of the counties, cities, boroughs, and universities, forming the House of Commons.
2. (usually initial capital letter) the legislature of certain British colonies and possessions.
3. a legislative body in any of various other countries.
4. French History. any of several high courts of justice in France before 1789.
5. a meeting or assembly for conference on public or national affairs.
6. Cards. fan-tan (def 1).

Origin of Parliament

1250-1300; Middle English: discourse, consultation, Parliament Anglo-Latin parliamentum, alteration of Medieval Latin parlāmentum Old French parlement a speaking, conference (see Examples for Parliament

“We are fighting in the east and we still have traitors in our parliament,” he frets.

Three weeks later parliament was dissolved by Royal commission.

It was not until the brief session of 1847, that he appeared again in parliament.

This period, beginning with 1840, has been styled "a memorable decade" in the history of parliament.

The last time a Pope addressed the parliament in Strasbourg was in 1988 when an Iron Curtain still divided the continent.

Mr. Gladstone was again elected by a fair majority and returned to parliament.

He may have been relieved to head for Westminster as a Member of parliament on Oct. 1, 1386.

parliament looks at measures to monitor toddlers for anti-Semitic speech.

A political leader told us parliament won't do anything unless people revolt.

I can hardly think that parliament will adopt a different view.